Friday, 10 January 2014

'People think you have a destiny': Sole survivors of plane crashes reveal how they struggle with guilt after walking away from accidents that killed hundreds

January 10

Only a handful of others have shared the same experiences as George Lamson Jr, who was the sole survivor of a Reno plane crash that killed everyone except him. Lamson, who was 17 when the passenger...

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Kegworth air disaster: Detective Inspector Kelvyn Ashby recounts the grim task of dealing with the fatalities

January 10

Detective Inspector Kelvyn Ashby had just got home after a busy 12-hour shift when he received a call from his detective sergeant. “It was about 8.45pm, at first it was thought to be one of the...

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Zimbabwe: Zim's first DNA testing centre registered

January 10

The country's first ever DNA testing centre has been registered with the Medical Laboratory and Clinic Scientists Council of Zimbabwe, bringing local solutions to paternity disputes and other civil...

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India train fire:wait to identify four badly charred bodies

January 10

Agonising wait for the families of four passengers missing after Wednesday's fire on the Mumbai-Dehradun Express. The already traumatised families of the four missing passengers of the Mumbai-Dehradun...

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